an in-person Work That Reconnects Retreat for Families in Williams, Oregon, US
Striving to be a good parent within the demands and chaos of pervasive economic crises, environmental devastation, the ongoing atrocities of social injustice and the erosion of democracy and sanity can leave us feeling exhausted, defeated and alone.
So let’s not be alone.
Let’s carve out some special time to come together with other parents and families in the embrace of the living natural world. In this weekend family retreat we’ll cultivate connection, learning and growth as we build a culture of support around this amazing (and super intense) experience of parenting in these tumultuous times.
Family Village Reconnection Weekend
Work That Reconnects Retreat for Families with Stephanie Meehan and Jo delAmor
Spring 2025 (dates TBD)
White Oak Farm & Education Center in Williams, Oregon
What we’ll get to do together…
Our shared experience will be facilitated in the style of the Work That Reconnects by Jo delAmor and Stephanie Meehan. We’ll gather on Friday afternoon and journey through the weekend together, departing by midday on Sunday.
Whole families and kids of all ages are welcomed and encouraged to participate. We’ll provide engaging, age-appropriate activities for all members of the family throughout the weekend – enjoying games and connection time together as a whole group as well as having separate time for parents to drop deeply into adult group work while the children are engaged in parallel activities.
During our time together we’ll move through the spiral of the Work That Reconnects to allow for honest reflection on what it means to be parenting in these tumultuous times, metabolization of our challenging emotions and profound inner healing. This powerful group work strengthens parental resilience, activates our commitment to working towards collective wellbeing and helps us cultivate a sense of community around our experience of parenting.
Our Beautiful Venue
White Oak Farm and Education Center in William, OR
Nestled into a northern fold of the Siskiyou mountains of Southern Oregon, White Oak Farm is a small, non-profit farm-based education center.
There is ample space for camping and enjoying the natural beauty of the season, as well as a comfortable, indoor common space for gathering and sharing meals. Limited indoor sleeping accommodations are also available.
Cost and Contribution
We’ve done our best to plan an affordable and accessible weekend family retreat to keep costs down for you. But there are some necessary expenses that we need your help to cover. We ask that each family makes a payment within the sliding scales below, based on whether one parent or two parents will be attending.
If your family will be sleeping in one of the indoor bedrooms, as opposed to camping, you will need to contribute an additional $75-$200 for the weekend, depending on the number of beds needed.
Sliding scale payments:
One parent family: $250-$350
Two parent family: $400-$500
Indoor sleeping: $75-200
A deposit of at least 50% of your total payment will need to be made by September 22 to confirm your spot. The remainder of your payment will be due by October 15.
We also ask that each family bring ingredients to chip into our shared family meals and participate in a rotating schedule of meal prep and clean up. We’ll organize the menu ahead of time and let you know exactly what to bring in the weeks leading up to our time together.
Please register below to let us know that you plan to join us and to share your preferences for accommodations so we can plan accordingly. We will follow up with you to confirm your spot and provide instructions for making your payments. Group size will be limited to about five families so be sure to register soon to secure your family’s participation.
Registration is not yet open for this retreat. If you’re interested in attending or have questions, please email Jo at jodelamor@gmail.com
About the Facilitators
Jo delAmor is a mom and a step-mom to two young adults. Over the last 25+ years, she has also cared for and worked with hundreds of other people’s children of all ages in a wide variety of situations from long term co-parenting community to public schools, from wilderness camps and preschools to in-home nannying.
Jo has been facilitating the Work That Reconnects since 2013 with a focus on dismantling oppression, transforming our cultural paradigm and supporting parents through these unprecedented and challenging times.
In her dedication to personal and cultural transformation as a catalyst for planetary healing, she has paid close attention to what this new generation needs at this pivotal time on planet Earth; charting what works, what doesn’t and what is being called forth from us as parents. She has woven the insights and practical tools she’s gathered through all of this experience into her practice of New Paradigm Parenting and her book, Raising Children in the Midst of Global Crisis: A Compassionate Guidebook for New Paradigm Parenting
Stephanie Meehan is the mother of two currently living in the unceded lands of the Takubedeh people in what is now known as the Applegate valley of Southern Oregon. As the oldest of six children, she began tending to littles very early on, and has continued to do so for most of her life as a childcare provider, running educational garden programs and working in various alternative schools across cultures in the United States, France and Chile.
Stephanie is trained in Coyote Mentoring, facilitating the Work that Reconnects and teaching Permaculture. She loves drawing from the three together to create spaces that help us humans – big and small – reconnect to ourselves, one another and the natural world. Stephanie is also trilingual and enjoys using language as a means of connection and inclusion.
Currently, Stephanie teaches at Earthwise Forest school where she weaves her passion for nature connection, love of handcrafts and art, dedication to the development of emotional intelligence and collaborative skills, and facilitating the discovery of each child’s unique gifts. She also lives and works at White Oak Farm, where she helps to support a children’s education program, a native plant nursery and the production of healthy organic produce for school cafeterias and food banks.
